Mandy was extremely angry when her plan was interrupted and ruined. She had almost lost her senses. All she could think about at the moment was how to make Ling Tianya vanish from the face of the earth.
“Mark, go and get rid of that woman. If not, when the boss finds out about what happened today, neither of us will have it easy!”
Mandy’s words made Mark freeze. He didn’t have much capacity to consider his options carefully. His thoughts were being completely manipulated by Mandy. When Mandy asked him to kill Ghost Charm now, he charged forward without a second of hesitation.
Zhang Ke was worried that Ling Tianya might get injured in the process, and she quickly led Mark away from where she was.
Ling Tianya got up from the theatre bed and used the scalpel that Mandy had left behind to cut the rope from her wrist.
Just as she was about to turn, Mandy charged forward. She was holding onto the pliers that Zhang Ke had thrown earlier on as she charged straight for Ling Tianya.
Without Mark’s restraints now, Ling Tianya had the same physique as Mandy and she nimbly dodged her attack.
Mandy was still covered in cloth and bandages and it affected her line of vision.
Hence, Ling Tianya grabbed the opportunity and pushed Mandy down before she could react.
On the other side, Mark and Zhang Ke were still embroiled in a heated fight. They didn’t seem to notice her and Ling Tianya quickly ran out of the basement without a second thought.
After being in the brightness of the underground operating theatre and the theatre lights, Ling Tianya wasn’t accustomed to the dark in the dimly lit corridors. She couldn’t see the path in front of her clearly. When she finally grew accustomed to the light setting, she was already at someplace unfamiliar.
“Where is this?” Ling Tianya was mumbling to herself. She was pressed for time. She had to find a way out soon. The people in the basement must have realized that she was gone by now and they were probably already looking for her.
“Who is it? Who is out there?”
A familiar voice called out when Ling Tianya was looking for the exit. Ling Tianya stopped in her tracks abruptly and she looked towards where the voice had come from.
“Who’s there?” the voice called out again. “Go tell your leader, I want to see him. Ask him to release me right now!”
Ling Tianya took a few steps towards where the voice was coming from. Standing before a door, her voice was shaking. “Gu Zhiqian?”
The voice on the other side was quiet, but soon, Gu Zhiqian replied, “Little Yaya, is that you? Yaya, what are you doing here?” His voice was also trembling.
She was certain that the man trapped in there was Gu Zhiqian, the real Gu Zhiqian. She was certain now that the man she had met earlier was indeed just an imposter.
“I’ve been captured as well. Zhang Ke was a spy from this organization. They planted her beside me as an undercover agent.” Ling Tianya told him the truth and she reached out and tried to open the door but to no avail. The door was sturdy, strong and bolted up; there was no way she would be able to open the door.
“What? Zhang Ke is a spy?” Gu Zhiqian was shocked. After a while, he finally said, “Although I don’t know what happened, and I don’t know what you mean by spies, but Yaya, don’t waste time on me here. You should run and escape! Leave me and find a way out!”
“Gu Zhiqian…”
There were already footsteps approaching them from the other end of the corridor. Ling Tianya knew that people were after her. At the same time, Gu Zhiqian could hear the footsteps as well, and his voice grew anxious. “Yaya, run quick, just run straight ahead following this path. Although I don’t know what lies ahead, I always hear a door opening right ahead, so there must be a door somewhere in front! Run quick!’
